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Open-source alternatives to GitGuardian

GitGuardian is a commercial secrets detection and remediation platform for code repositories and developer tools. Gitleaks and TruffleHog are the two widely used open-source secret scanners for repositories, CI and pre-commit hooks.

GitGuardian is a commercial product by GitGuardian (official site). Category: Secrets detection.

Comparison

ToolLicenceStarsLast commitBest for
GitleaksMITOpen source30k2 months agoSecret scanner for Git repositories and files
TruffleHogAGPL-3.0-onlyOpen source29ktodayFind, verify and analyse leaked credentials

Open-source options

  • Gitleaks

    Secret scanner for Git repositories and files

    Fast secret scanner for Git history, directories and stdin, with regex and entropy rules for API keys, tokens and passwords.

    Stars
    30k
    Forks
    2.4k
    Last commit
    2 months ago
    MITOpen sourceSecrets detection
    Alternative toGitGuardian

  • TruffleHog

    Find, verify and analyse leaked credentials

    Secret scanner with hundreds of credential detectors that can verify whether a found key is live, across Git, cloud storage, chat and more.

    Stars
    29k
    Forks
    2.7k
    Last commit
    today
    AGPL-3.0-onlyOpen sourceSecrets detection
    Alternative toGitGuardian

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